Moving scenes
Subtitle: the aesthetics of German travel writing on England 1783-1830
By: Alison E. Martin.
Series: Studies in comparative literature -- 13; Studies in comparative literature (Oxford, England) -- 13.
Publisher: Legenda
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781906540081
Subjects: Travelers' writings, German -- History and criticism; German prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; German prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Aesthetics, German -- 18th century; Aesthetics, German -- 19th century; England -- Description and travel
Description: "Accounts of travel to England reached unprecedented heights of popularity in the German states in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Travel writers competed to produce travelogues which offered the most authentic, original and vibrant picture of England. The wider range of narrative strategies which travellers consequently deployed increasingly drew on the emotional responses of their audience - whether to serve a political purpose, show concern for the darker side to the Industrial Revolution or simply demonstrate the humanitarian interests of the travellers themselves. In this study, Alison E. Martin draws on a variety of travellers, men and women, canonical and forgotten, to chart the fascinating variety of styles and approaches which mark this highly interdisciplinary genre."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-180) and index.